American Idol

There is a new magazine out, called American Idol the magazine (the official viewer's guide) It has scorecards so that you can keep organized with what's going on both from the viewer's point of view and the judges ideas. It shows the top 70 from this year and as the show progresses will become more specific. Great magazine.

Does Stevie Wonder receive royalties on his songs that are used? If so, he should be very happy after last night . I wish if they were going to sing a SW song it would be my favorite, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" !

I had 3 favorites last night but voted for Bo.
I thought Bo, Constantine and Anwar put out the best performances.
They didn't pick a safe song, they owned the song, they came out on the stage with presence and confidence.
My husband preferred Constantine....it's a close call between him and Bo, I must admit.
In auditions, I liked Anthony Federov, but his performance was weak last night. Same with David Brown.
I agree with Simon that too many of them picked "safe" songs and did not "step out of the box" so to speak.
As soon as Bo walked out on the stage, before he even sang a note, I said to my hubby "he's got what Simon is looking for".

Another vote for Anwar. When he started out, what he was singing didn't seem to have anything to do with the background music, which seemed to be a different song in a different key, plus, I was thinking, OK, so when is Moon River going to start? But he slam dunked it!

The trouble with the Stevie Wonder impersonators was that you kind of wanted to turn off the TV, get out your CDs and listen to the real thing.

I liked Constantine, too. He didn't give the strongest vocal performance last night, but he is the cutest with loads of stage presence and personality.

I voted for Anthony, Constantine, and Mario. My son voted for Bo. Did not like Anwar's rendition of Moon River, though. I liked his audition, but not his performance last night. I thought Anthony was a bit weak last night, but he got my vote based on past performances and potential......(boy, I bet everyone's glad that I'm not a figure skating judge) 42